Paul Surges in New Hampshire Poll
With the Republican Party changing the rules for this year’s primaries so that there are virtually no more winner-takes-all states and the delegates...
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Gingrich Misses Virginia Ballot Deadline
The race for the Republican primary has certainly been an eventful one, with candidates experiencing both campaign boosts and campaign blunders, scandalous revelations,...
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Supreme Court Just Might Upset Rent Controls in New York City
When R.S. Radford, a principal attorney for the public interest law firm Pacific Legal Foundation, learned about the ruling against a property owner...
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‘Birthers’ Lose Bid for Lawsuit on Obama Citizenship
The “birther” movement was dealt another blow to its efforts to unseat President Obama on December 22 when a federal appeals court dismissed...
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After the GOP Primaries … a Brokered Convention?
The long string of Republican primaries and caucuses will begin in Iowa on January 3. Of course, candidates will gain delegates based on...
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Why the U.S. Should Bring Down the Curtain on Airport “Security Theater”
“It’s infuriating,” Bruce Schneier remarked. “We’re spending billions upon billions of dollars doing this — and it is almost entirely pointless. Not only...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit of Former Gitmo Prisoner
On December 22, a judge from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order granting a motion to...
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Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits Extended 2 Months
President Obama signed into law yesterday a two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut and emergency federal unemployment benefits. The new...
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Ron Paul and the Racist Newsletters
"He offered specific advice to anti-government militia members," James Kirchick warned with a dark intonation of the Rep. Ron Paul newsletter scandal. Writing...
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Possible Ron Paul Iowa Win Drives NeoCons to Apoplexy
Rep. Ron Paul’s top-tier status heading into Iowa and New Hampshire means he definitely can’t be totally ignored by the major media, as...
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Romney, Gingrich, Paul Lead Early Poll for Nevada Caucuses
According to an 8NewsNow/Las Vegas Review-Journal Poll, Mitt Romney is currently leading in Nevada with 33.1 percent of the vote, followed by Newt...
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AG Holder: Obama Will Add Signing Statement to NDAA
In a story published by the Talking Points Memo Muckraker, Attorney General Eric Holder (left) has confirmed that before President Obama signs the...
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Rep. Landry Offers Amendment to NDAA to Protect Civil Liberties
The National Defense Authorization Act will be made law with the stroke of President Obama’s pen (perhaps autopen from Hawaii?). With the enactment...
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Anti-Fed Sentiment Grows in GOP
On the one hand, “mainstream Republicans” are described by CNN's Jack Cafferty as “apoplectic” over the prospect of Ron Paul winning the caucuses...
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Senator Tom Coburn’s Annual “Wastebook” Just Released
Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced his annual report, "2011 Wastebook,” noting, “This report details 100 of the countless unnecessary, duplicative, or just plain...
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